The Unbroken Silence

She sits alone in her room
the memories haunting her dreams
three days in her life she’ll never forget
one scar that will never disappear
the others that will always be with her
and the unbroken silence begins

She hears his voice in her head
she remembers the smell of his breath
she remembers the things that he did
she’ll never forget the feel of his knife
as the bastard cut into her skin
and the unbroken silence sets in.

She can remember the sound of the sirens
she remembers the gunshots as well
she can hear the voice of her rescuer
she can see his badge in her dreams
she remembers the sun on her face
but she can’t see her rescuer’s face
as he fades into black,
and the unbroken silence continues to reign

She can see all the colours of the rainbow
the scar on her face that he left
is a reminder of the darkness she endured
she screams in the night for her rescuer’s face
as the tears become too much to bear
she can’t take any more of this pain

She has fought so long to repress the darkness
to hide from the monster in her dreams
he will always have a part of her
till the day she takes her last breath.
She refuses to let him win
as the noose tightens round her neck
she can finally see her rescuer’s face
as the unbroken silence comes to an end.